Easy to make, the best Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are soft, fluffy and moist!
Filled with chocolate chips and fresh bananas this warm treat can be enjoyed by your family on any given day. Not only is this quick and easy to make but only requires a few pantry staples.
Why We Love This Recipe
- Banana chocolate chips muffins are a super easy recipe that is made with simple ingredients.
- They are fluffy and moist with a sweet banana flavor and a few jolts of delicious semi-sweet AND milk chocolate chips!
- They are a good way to use up ripe bananas and they freeze well for later!
- They are great not just for breakfast but are a great after school snack. They even make a nice little dessert when warmed up and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The sky is the limit for these tasty muffins.
Ingredients & Variations
Similar to the ingredients found in a classic banana bread with the addition of chocolate chips!
FLOUR
For this recipe we use all purpose flour. You can also substitute up to 1/3 of the flour with quick oats with great results!
CHOCOLATE CHIPS
Adding chocolate chips makes for the perfect sweet treat. Mini chips, white chocolate chips or even milk chocolate chips will work in this recipe too!
BANANAS
This recipe is a perfect way to use up overripened bananas! If your bananas aren’t quite ready you can ripen them quickly by popping them in a 350°F oven for 10-15 mins wrapped in foil!
You can also add in up to 2 tablespoons of peanut butter to make peanut butter banana chocolate chip muffins! Yum!
PRO TIP
When it comes to measuring flour, don’t use your measuring cups to scoop it out of the bag or container, rather use a spoon or scoop to scoop it into this measuring cup. This helps to avoid muffins that are too dense. Check out this How to Measure Flour guide for more helpful tips!
How to Make Banana Muffins
Mixing these treats up will take only a few minutes out of a busy day!
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add both kinds of chocolate chips.
- Combine wet ingredients in a bowl. Slowly add dry to wet until just combined (do not overmix).
- Bake until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not over bake.
Muffin Baking Times
- For mini muffins, bake 14 to 16 minutes
- For regular-sized muffins, bake 18 to 20 minutes
- For Texas (jumbo) sized muffins, bake 20 to 22 minutes
How to Store
The best way to store banana chocolate chip muffins is to keep them in a zippered bag or an airtight container at room temperature. They will keep about 5 days.
To freeze, either wrap them individually in a layer of plastic wrap under a layer of aluminum foil or put them in a zippered bag with the date on it and pop them in the freezer! A frozen muffin will be defrosted by lunchtime for a delicious surprise! Easy peasy!
More Easy Banana Recipes
- Classic Banana Bread – perfectly simple
- Banana Oatmeal Cookies – extra soft & delicious
- Easy Banana Bread – a no-fail favorite!
- Banana Muffins – perfect grab-and-go snack
- Grandpa’s Banana Cupcakes – fun and tasty treat
- Banana Breakfast Cookies – loaded with healthy ingredients!
- Easy Banana Bran Muffins – soft & moist
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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup mashed bananas about 3 medium
- 1 large egg room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Combine sugar, bananas, egg, oil, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Pour into prepared muffin tin and bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake.
- Cool 5 minutes in the pan before removing and cooling on a baking rack.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Muffins
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This recipe is on repeat at my house. It is so good, easy to make, and I always have these ingredients around. My kids hide them from each other so they each get the same number of muffins! I will sneak in a scoop or two of vanilla protein powder as a little boost for my picky eaters.
so good the fam loves it
I won’t use any other recipe, this is literally the best.
Mine were always squat and short so I changed baking soda for baking powder. I also read baking powder should be used instead of baking soda in muffins. Either way, 2 tsp baking powder instead.
I’ve made these muffins from you before and they’re delicious! I’m about to make these again but for a new mama and I didn’t know I was out of oil! I only have olive oil. Ugh oh and a little bit of applesauce….how much applesauce? :)
You can replace the oil with an equal amount of applesauce. If the olive oil is a light tasting oil you could add half oil half applesauce. Let us know how it goes!
I have made these four or five times and I’m making another batch tonight! Love, love, love these. My teenager and her friends rave about them. Moist and delicious – such a fantastic recipe!
I have made these every week! I don’t know why they’re so good!!
We love them too!
Delicious muffins!! Have made several times already and the family loves them!
Wow these muffins were both easy and delicious! Thank you for this recipe, it was fun to bake alongside my 5 year old :D
Was really fun and investing to make! Loved all the bananas that went into the recipe! Only drawback was that one of the muffins exploded in the oven and I couldn’t see how the others were doing. :( Overall would recommend, you do have to thoroughly clean the oven after though!
amazing
I’m blown away by how well this recipe turned out! I was skeptical about the sweetness level, so I took a chance and added only 1/2 cup of sugar – and it was perfection! The texture was incredibly soft and moist, and the flavors melded together beautifully. Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe with the world – it’s definitely a new favorite!!
I have made this recipe countless times for my two boys. They absolutely love these muffins. I add a bit more vanilla, use brown sugar and toss in an applesauce packet to keep them extra moist. Winning treats every time!
Incredible! Made this with butter in place of oil and added mini chocolate chips instead of what was listed on the recipe because that’s all I had on hand. Ended up putting it in the oven for 16 minutes and oh my goodness they are the best banana muffins i’ve ever made! That says a lot because i’ve been baking for years trying different recipes online. Officially my favorite (and my husbands) THANK YOU!
Absolutely delicious. These muffins came out perfect. They will be my go to forever more when I need banana chocolate chip muffins.
Great recipe, my go to and my husbands favorite.